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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/10/12, Pimco Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PKO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.19, payable on 8/1/12. As a percentage of PKO's recent stock price of $27.26, this dividend works out to approximately 0.70%.

Below is a dividend history chart for PKO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.19 declared by Pimco Income Opportunity Fund:

PKO Dividend History

Date

Div*

06/07/12

0.190

05/09/12

0.190

04/10/12

0.190

03/08/12

0.190

02/09/12

0.190

01/11/12

0.190

12/08/11

0.190

11/09/11

0.190

10/11/11

0.190

09/08/11

0.190

08/09/11

0.190

07/07/11

0.190

06/09/11

0.190

05/10/11

0.190

04/07/11

0.190

03/09/11

0.177

02/09/11

0.177

01/11/11

0.177

12/09/10

0.177

11/09/10

0.177

10/06/10

0.177

09/09/10

0.177

08/10/10

0.177

07/08/10

0.177

06/09/10

0.177

05/11/10

0.177

04/08/10

0.177

03/09/10

0.177

02/09/10

0.177

01/12/10

0.177

12/09/09

0.177

10/08/09

0.177

09/09/09

0.177

08/11/09

0.177

07/09/09

0.177

06/09/09

0.177

05/07/09

0.177

04/08/09

0.177

03/10/09

0.177

02/10/09

0.177

01/08/09

0.177

12/09/08

0.177

11/10/08

0.177

10/08/08

0.177

09/10/08

0.177

08/07/08

0.177

07/09/08

0.177

06/10/08

0.177

05/08/08

0.177

04/09/08

0.177

03/11/08

0.177

02/07/08

0.177

01/16/08

0.177

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from PKO is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 8.36% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.